books

"An anthology of poems from around the world and through the ages on the subjects of books and libraries"--Provided by publisher.

Follows the journey of a book from printer to reader as it travels from a factory to a bookshop on a truck, a container ship, a train, and a van.

It's an exciting day at Minnie's school. They are having a book fair, and Minnie loves books, but which story will she choose? Thankfully, there's no idea too big or too small for Minnie and her adventures. In graphic novel format.

Siblings Rachel, twelve, and Robert, fourteen, are passed a stolen book by their librarian father and must track down the missing final page while protecting the book from falling into the hands of the cruel ruler of Krasnia, President Charles Malstain.

A snarky tale of a very cranky book that might not be so cranky after all.

"Twins Betty and Billy are visiting their Uncle Wendell at his secluded house in the Wayward Forest. What they think is going to be a boring stay quickly turns into a real nightmare. Wendell is in possession of the scariest book in the world. And someone is after Wendell. To keep the book safe, the siblings will have to plunge directly into the heart of the dangerous forest. There they must escape manbats, cannibal crows, and giant insects, among other horrors--and make it out alive!"--Provided by publisher.

"This is the story of one incredible library book and all the children who have borrowed it"--Dust jacket.

The text follows the story of a book that is first subjected to redaction, then removal from a library, and finally disposal.

"When Kate Bishop, the young Hawkeye, solves a minor crime and saves the surprisingly cute Milo in the process, she counts it as a rare win. But a mix-up of their bags means that nope, Kate's life is still refusing to run smoothly. In that bag is a mysterious book that holds powerful, dangerous secrets--ones that New York City's most powerful super villain, the Kingpin, would kill to uncover. Kate finds herself on the run, searching for Milo and what he knows, texting her Super Hero besties for moral support, and trying to solve the mystery she's blundered into before she becomes the victim of her own story"--Provided by publisher.

You see books at school, at libraries, and at home. But who invented books? What materials are used to make a book? How do books make it onto shelves around the world? These questions and many more will be answered in this book about books.